vierde

Afrikaans

Afrikaans numbers ^(edit)

	40
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Cardinal: vier     Ordinal: vierde     Ordinal abbreviation: 4de

Pronunciation

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Adjective

vierde (attributive vierde, not comparable)

1. fourth

Abbreviations

• 4de
• 4e

Dutch

Dutch numbers ^(edit)

	40
←  3	4	5  →
Cardinal: vier     Ordinal: vierde

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvirdə/, [ˈviːr.də]
• Hyphenation: vier‧de
• Rhymes: -iːrdə

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vierde, from Old Dutch *fiortho, from Proto-West Germanic *feurþō, from Proto-Germanic *fedurþô.

Adjective

vierde (not comparable)

1. fourth

Declension

Declension of vierde
uninflected	vierde
inflected	vierde
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		vierde
indefinite	m./f. sing.	vierde
	n. sing.	vierde
	plural	vierde
definite		vierde
partitive

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vierde
• Negerhollands: veerde, vierde, firrde

Noun

vierde f or m (plural vierden)

1. a fourth in ranking

Noun

vierde n (plural vierden)

1. one in four parts, a quarter

   Synonyms: kwart, (archaic) kwartier

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vierde

1. inflection of vieren:
   1. singular past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *fiortho, from Proto-West Germanic *feurþō.

Adjective

vierde

1. fourth

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: vierde
  • Afrikaans: vierde
  • Negerhollands: veerde, vierde, firrde
• Limburgish: veerdje

Further reading

• “vierde”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vierde”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN